Troublesome science : the misuse of genetics and genomics in understanding race /

It is well established that all human beings today, wherever they live, belong to one single species. Yet even many people who claim to abhor racism take for granted that human "races" have a biological reality. From pharmacological researchers to the U.S. government, the dubious tradition...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: DeSalle, Rob (Author), Tattersall, Ian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Series:Race, inequality, and health.
Subjects:
Population genetics.
Genomics.
Evolution (Biology)
Race.
Genetics.
Genetics, Population
Racial Groups.
Genomics
Biological Evolution
Genetics
Génétique.
Génomique.
Génétique des populations.
Évolution (Biologie)
genetics.
evolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Genetics & Genomics.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Evolutionary lessons
  • Species and how to recognize them
  • Phylogenetic trees
  • The name game : modern zoological nomenclature and the rules of naming things
  • DNA fingerprinting and barcoding
  • Early biological notions of human divergence
  • Mitochondrial Eve and Y chromosome Adam
  • The other 99 percent of the genome
  • ABBA/BABA and the genomes of our ancient relatives
  • Human migration and neolithic genomes
  • Gene genealogies and species trees
  • Clustering humans?
  • Structureing humans?
  • Mr. Murray loses his bet
  • Epilogue : race and society.

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